Daily Quiz: 16th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London.
2. It superseded the London Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters and ideas about India, and to provide representation for Indians to the Government.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• Dadabhai Naoroji started the East India Association in London in 1866.
• The association’s main goal was to make the people of UK aware about the conditions in India and generate a popular support among British People for Indian Welfare.
• This association is also called the predecessor to the Indian National Congress.
• In 1866, the Ethnological Society of London, tried to prove Asian’s were inferior to the Europeans. The East India Association’s work also targeted to challenge this notion.
• The association had opened Branches in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta in 1869
2. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Indian League – Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(b) Poona Sarvanajanik Sabha – Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Madras Mahajan Sabha – Subramaniya Aiyyar
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
Justification:
• In 1875, noted journalist Sisir Kumar Ghosh had started the Indian League in Calcutta.
• Its main aim was to develop the feeling of nationalism among the common people.
• It was started in 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade and his associates in Pune.
• They aimed to be a connecting link between the Government and the common people.
• It also worked for the legal rights of the peasants.
• Many prominent leaders of Freedom struggle like, Lokmanya Tilak were member of this organisation.
• It was formed in 1884 in Madras by B. Subramaniya Aiyyar, P. Ananda-Charlu and M. Viraraghavachari.
• The organisation took moderate stance on opposing govt policies in the beginning.
3. Services Trade Restrictiveness Index is released by?
(a) Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
(b) World Economic Forum (WEF)
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) World Bank
Ans: a
Justification:
Reasons for falling rupee:
• STRI is released by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
• It was launched in 2014 and it ranks countries (both OECD and non-OECD) based on their services trade policies.
• The index is now available for 2018 for a total of 45 economies and 22 sectors.
• It has placed Indian service sector as highly restrictive in areas such as FDI.
4. Which of the following statements are true:
1. The World Conservation Strategy (link is external) of 1980 is the first international document on living resource conservation produced with inputs from governments, non-governmental organizations, and other experts.
2. It was prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
• The World Conservation Strategy (link is external) of 1980 is the first international document on living resource conservation produced with inputs from governments, non-governmental organizations, and other experts.
• The report influenced “Our Common Future,” also known as the “Brundtland Report” (1987) and laid the foundations for defining the principle of sustainable development.
• Prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), it contains inputs from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
5. Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana is associated with?
(a) Philately
(b) Numismatics
(c) Dendrology
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
Justification:
• SPARSH stands for Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby.
• It is a pan India scholarship program for school children to increase the reach of Philately.
• Under the scheme, annual scholarships will be awarded to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as hobby through competitive selection process in all postal circles.
• Government will award 920 scholarships to students pursuing Philately as hobby.
• Philately is hobby of collection and study of Postage stamps.
• It also entails collection, appreciation and research activities on stamps and other related philatelic products.
